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Personal data Gerke Dijkstra 


Household of Gerke Dijkstra

He is married to Antje Gjaltema.

They got married on December 12, 1887 at Grootegast (Gr), he was 26 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  2. Froukje Dijkstra  1889-1981 
  3. Klaas Dijkstra  1891-1969 
  4. Limke Dijkstra  1895-1968 
  5. Sibbeltje Dijkstra  1898-1988

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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1861, Smallingerland
  2. Overlijdensregister 1908, Tietjerksteradeel
  3. Huwelijksregister Grootegast 1887

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Historical events

Birthday May 16, 1861

  • The temperature on May 16, 1861 was about 12.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 9 » American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
    • January 29 » Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
    • February 9 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama.
    • April 17 » The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
    • August 28 » American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days.
    • December 9 » American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress.

Day of marriage December 12, 1887

  • The temperature on December 12, 1887 was about -1.7 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
    • July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

Day of death October 16, 1908

  • The temperature on October 16, 1908 was between 7.1 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
    • March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
    • April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
    • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
    • June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
    • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.


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